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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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